Designer Brands General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2026 | DBI

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Designer Brands

2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1.22 B	1.25 B	1.26 B	896 M	871 M	753 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
1.26 B	753 M	1.04 B

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Designer Brands

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
297 M	302 M	210 M	314 M	323 M	231 M	215 M	220 M	-	222 M	229 M	223 M	-	212 M	224 M	201 M	-	196 M	168 M	187 M	-	215 M	222 M	218 M	-	226 M	195 M	168 M	-	155 M	153 M	157 M	148 M	147 M	145 M	154 M	128 M	136 M	132 M	139 M	115 M	139 M	119 M	127 M	126 M	125 M	129 M	129 M	109 M	122 M	112 M	122 M	100 M	120 M	107 M	113 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
323 M	100 M	175 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Retail apparel industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Chico's FAS CHS	696 M	-	-	$ 910 M	USA
Naked Brand Group Limited NAKD	60.2 M	-	-4.78 %	$ 526 M	New-zealand
Citi Trends CTRN	313 M	$ 43.35	1.74 %	$ 349 M	USA
J.Jill JILL	77.8 M	$ 12.64	1.73 %	$ 192 M	USA
L Brands, Inc. LB	3.47 B	-	-0.19 %	$ 22.3 B	USA
Guess' GES	1.13 B	-	-	$ 870 M	USA
The Gap GPS	980 M	-	4.38 %	$ 9.08 B	USA
Express EXPR	594 M	-	2.24 %	$ 155 M	USA
Burlington Stores BURL	3.82 B	$ 325.91	0.43 %	$ 20.5 B	USA
Duluth Holdings DLTH	311 M	$ 3.6	-0.55 %	$ 125 M	USA
Shoe Carnival SCVL	69.5 M	$ 16.94	1.68 %	$ 463 M	USA
The Cato Corporation CATO	226 M	$ 3.1	-5.49 %	$ 58.2 M	USA
The Children's Place PLCE	384 M	$ 3.39	-0.29 %	$ 74.7 M	USA
Genesco GCO	1.1 B	$ 37.09	0.19 %	$ 384 M	USA
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ANF	725 M	$ 76.31	-1.23 %	$ 3.61 B	USA
The TJX Companies TJX	11.5 B	$ 158.51	0.15 %	$ 177 B	USA
Urban Outfitters URBN	1.61 B	$ 74.22	1.66 %	$ 6.69 B	USA
Carter's CRI	1.19 B	$ 37.82	2.27 %	$ 1.34 B	USA
Boot Barn Holdings BOOT	559 M	$ 162.76	5.24 %	$ 4.96 B	USA
Lululemon Athletica LULU	4.07 B	$ 126.75	-0.34 %	$ 15.1 B	Canada
Tilly's TLYS	184 M	$ 4.45	2.53 %	$ 134 M	USA
The Buckle BKE	65.9 M	$ 48.74	-1.2 %	$ 2.45 B	USA
Takung Art Co., Ltd. TKAT	13.6 M	-	6.28 %	$ 4.96 M	Hong-kong
American Eagle Outfitters AEO	1.49 B	$ 16.98	2.72 %	$ 2.92 B	USA
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. GIII	978 M	$ 31.29	1.52 %	$ 1.34 B	USA
Zumiez ZUMZ	315 M	$ 24.01	0.25 %	$ 403 M	USA